I Wanted to be Bewitched

When I was a kid, I wanted nothing else in the world except to possess supernatural powers like Samantha Stevens on the TV show Bewitched.

For those of you who may not be familiar with this show, Bewitched was an outstanding sitcom that was first aired during the mid 60’s.

It was about the zany trials and tribulations of a witch, Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery), who was married to a mortal, Darren Stevens (DickYork/Dick Sargent). It also included a stellar supporting cast who would continually make guest appearances, such as: Agnes Moorehead, Paul Lynde, and Alice Ghostly, to name but a few.

Samanthas' supernatural powers were summoned, whenever she would “wiggle her nose.”

(and you would always hear a little “tinkling” sound)

With just a twitch of her nose….she could make furniture fly around the living room; change her clothing; make people disappear or reappear; have the vacuum cleaner vacuum on it’s own; and even have a three-course dinner magically appear on the table.

It was FABULOUS!

And DAMN IT…I wanted to be able to do that!

I would stand in front of my bathroom mirror for hours on end; wiggle and twitch my nose until my entire face went NUMB.

And NOTHING happened.

NO MAGIC.

I remember one Christmas, asking the Christ Child for only one thing…to be like Bewitched.

Nothing.

One morning, I even asked God to PLEASE give me the power to make my bed by wiggling my nose…and I SWORE to him that I would NEVER tell another living soul as long as I lived, if He allowed it.

Nothing.

I would sometimes sit in school and wiggle my nose in the hopes that Sister Michael would suddenly vanish, so that I wouldn’t have to fail her stupid-ass Math tests.

And it never happened.

However, I finally figured out a way to PRETEND that I was Bewitched, and magically turn my bedroom light on.

I would stand in my bedroom, with my back firmly pressed against the wall, and the crown of my head positioned directly below the light switch…

…and as I wiggled my nose, I would quickly raise my head; causing the switch to turn on the light!

And viola!…I was Mr. Bewitched.

Have a SUPERnatural weekend, everyone!

Please note: I will be working some extra hours today, so I will be responding to all comments later in the evening. Thank you for your understanding and patience.

35 comments

"Ma Sorcière Bien Aimée," in FrenchLook at this picture on the web-http://imagesforum.doctissimo.fr/mesimages/3575473/ma%20sorciere.jpg (cut and paste it). I TOTALLY KNOW what you mean about Samantha!!I wanted to do that, too.. You know what, though? I thought it was soooo weird and funny how they had two Darrins and they BOTH had the first name of....DICK... How funny... I could BARELY tell them apart.. I'd have to see the credits to tell which one was witch.. (hehe... play on words here)... Anyhow... I always dreamed of being Jenie from "I Dream of Jenie... I always wanted to BLINK and do magical stuff-- twitching my nose was soooo damn hard to do!!!!

OH the things one could do with those powers! No one would need to pay for implants, Viagra or (cough, cough...) male enhancement. Traffic? Poof! What traffic? I didn't see any traffic, did you?Our university should seriously figure out how to make this happen. Forget about the glowing mice already. We need TWITCHING and BEWITCHING. ROTFLMAO (wink!)

Oh, Ron, Ron, Ron. You have given me a good laugh today! I used to wish the same thing when I was little. I always wanted it when a test came up. Imagine just a little wiggle and all the answers would suddenly appear! Or maybe I wanted the newest Barbie outfit. A little wiggle and voila! I must admit that even now as an adult there are times I wish I had that ability! Have a good weekend!

Ron sweetie...I can do magic. I can drive around the neighborhood in my car and street lights turn off...weird huh. Scary when you notice it.

A quick look in the rear view morror...nope no one in the back seat. Just checking that there wasn't any ghosts or devils in the car with me...but it did still give me the willies. It's my only super power...hehehe

Now I know you can't make your bed by wiggling your nose or make your math teacher disappear. Which BTW, my New Jersey uncle is able to do. Yeah, he makes people disappear. I head him say he was making a witness disappear once. hehehe

Ronnie you can't do those things but...you can do something better...

You open your heart and you gathered people in...like you gathered me to you. Your heart reflects the light that is you. And much love I feel for you.

Ronnie, your wonderful heart is your super power.

Let's see Samantha do that. hehehe.

Oh and what would happen if Samantha blew her nose? Stay back, she just might turn us all into short Oompa Loompas. hehehe...and orange is so not my color. PLus, I'm sure crowded elevators smell differently to a miget. hehehe.

And WOW, Miss Jones...you DO have magical powers!! Or maybe a special "car angel" that's always with you!

tee, hee!

Hey, and thank you so much for your kind words...they REALLY touched me, dear friend.

And I'm so glad that you feel LOVE here, because that's honestly what I always "intend upon" with this blog. That people will always "feel good" when they come here, and can share a bit of laughter throughout their day. It's so important to take time and LAUGH.

In the short year that I've had this blog, I feel so incredibly blessed to always have NICEST people stop by... because they're ones who make up the LOVE and the LAUGHTER!

Remember Gladys Kravitz? Well, I swear my Mother is turning into her. When my sister and I talk to her on the phone all she wants to talk about is all the wild and suspicious things the neighbors are doing! eh,eh

And speaking of super powers--- Do you remember the cartoon- the Super Friends (I think it was called that)-- with aquaman, the wonder twins, Wonder woman, superman, batman and robin... I wanted Aquaman's powers.. Plus, I wanted to be able to turn invisible... I wanted super powers, too!!!

Happy Sunday to you!! It was Serena... I always got a kick out of her being the racier, sexier sister and it was Samantha in drag!!! Sooooo funny!!!! How about Sam's bumbling aunty... Aunt Clara...hehe... Gotta love that show.. I'm sending you a clip right now... Leesa

Man...How I would love to just give my nose a little tinkle and have things done! Found your blog via GiGGLes. Love it! You have however gave me the idea to go watch Practical Magic so...I am off to do so!